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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Kingston upon Thames 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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Table: The approximate Infant Mortality Rate for 1961 and the rates since 1957 are shown for purposes of comparison.

The approximate Infant Mortality Rate for 1961 and the rates since 1957 are shown for purposes of comparison.

19571958195919601961
Kingston-upon-Thames1515221116
England and Wales2322222221

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It will be seen from the following figures that since the war
ended the Quinquennial Infant Mortality Rate was more than halved
by 1950, and has since dropped even further.

Table: QUINQUENNIAL INFANT MORTALITY RATE

QUINQUENNIAL INFANT MORTALITY RATE

YearsInfant Mortality Rate
1926 - 193056
1931 - 193556
1936 - 194046
1941 - 194552
1946 - 195025
1951 - 195521
1956 - 196017

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The following table gives the numbers in age groups of Kingstonupon-Thames
children who died during 1961 before reaching the age of
one year, together with the cause of death.